Bachelor of Arts with Concentration in Elementary Education

First Year:

• CC 100 College Connection 1 hr
• ED 190 Survey of Education Foundations with a Multicultural Perspective 3 hrs
• ED 198 The Exceptional Child 3 hrs
• EN 101 Composition I 3 hrs

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• EN 102 Composition II 3 hrs or
• EN 105 Freshman Honors Composition 3 hrs

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• HI 101 Civilization I 3 hrs
• HI 102 Civilization II 3 hrs
• BI 101 Introduction to Biology 3 hrs
• BI 102 Introduction to Biology 1 hr
• MA 100 Finite Mathematics 3 hrs
• MA 111 College Algebra 3 hrs
• HP 100 Personal Fitness 1 hr
• Health and Physical Education Activities (Choose any HP course numbered (101-120) 1 hr
• Spiritual and Cultural Enrichment CR
• ED 395 Child Psychology 3 hrs

Second Year:

• ED 223 Children’s Literary Experience 3 hrs
• ED 250 Fine Arts for the Elementary School Teacher 3 hrs
• ED 295 Educational Psychology 3 hrs
• ED 390 Instructional Use of Computers 3 hrs

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• EN 200 Literary Perspectives: Survey of British Literature 3 hrs or
• EN 201 Literary Perspectives: Survey of American Literature 3 hrs

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• BI 320 Health Science/Nutrition 3 hrs
• MA 207 Theory of Arithmetic 3 hrs
• MA 208 Elementary Geometry 3 hrs
• Health and Physical Education Activities (Choose any HP course numbered (101-120) 1 hr
• RL 101 Survey of the Old Testament 3 hrs
• RL 102 Survey of the New Testament 3 hrs
• Spiritual and Cultural Enrichment CR

Third Year:

• ED 310 Assessment of Instruction for Regular and Exceptional Learners 3 hrs
• ED 315 Introduction to Reading in Elementary Schools 3 hrs
• ED 316 Testing Procedure and Remedial Teaching in Reading 3 hrs
• ED 375 Behavior and Classroom Management for Regular and Exceptional Learners 3 hrs
• ED 318 Specialized Methods and Organization for Elementary School Social Studies 3 hrs
• ED 320 Specialized Methods and Organization for Elementary School Language Arts 3 hrs
• GE 201 World Geography 3 hrs
• HI 224 Survey of American History 3 hrs
• HI 323 History of Louisiana 3 hrs

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• PI 300 Christian Faith & Values 3 hrs or
• RL 300 Christian Faith and Values 3 hrs

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• Spiritual and Cultural Enrichment CR

Fourth Year:

• ED 321 Content, Methods, and Materials for Elementary School Math I 3 hrs
• ED 322 Content, Methods and Materials for Elementary School Math II 3 hrs
• ED 323 Assessment of the Mathematical Understandings of Learners 3 hrs
• ED 324 Specialized Methods and Organization for Elementary School Science 3 hrs
• ED 425 Student Teaching in Elementary School 9 hrs
• Physical Science (Any PH course) 3 hrs
• HP 322 Physical Education in the Elementary School 2 hrs
• Spiritual and Cultural Enrichment CR

Additional Requirements:

The addition of Pre-Kindergarten-3rd grade certification requires the addition of ED 307  and PRAXIS Early Childhood PLT. The addition of Special Education certification requires an additional 12-18 hours depending on area of certification. Students seeking add-on teacher certification as a School Librarian will be required to complete, in addition to all other Teacher Education requirements, the following courses: LS110, 210, LS 223 , 230, LS 301 , LS 315 , LS 335 , and LS 491 .

Total Degree Requirements: 132-133 hrs